Norway accuses Sweden of ears dropping on its mobile phone traffic

Monday, 02 December 2013
The Norwegian authorities are accusing the Swedish of listening and monitoring Norwegian mobile traffic.

Norwegian business daily Dagens Næringsliv reports that the Norwegian
Vice-President of the Storting (house of parliament) of the control and
Constitutional Committee, Michael Tetzschner, says that Swedish
authorities monitored Norwegian mobile traffic.

"I am deeply concerned about the development," he says to Dagens Næringsliv.
Michael Tetzschner on Monday will attend the meeting at the EU
Parliament, which is to initiate an investigation of electronic mass
surveillance of European citizens in the wake of Edward Snowden's
revelations.

The Norwegian infrastructure is structured in such a way that it could
affect legal certainty if other countries gain insight into the
Norwegians communication, according to Tetzschner.

Sweden in 2008 adopted a law allowing the National Defence Radio
Establishment (FRA) access to the Norwegians communication with most of
the Norwegian telephone and data traffic between Norway and abroad
passing Sweden.

Tetzschner says that Norway has initiated a dialogue with Sweden and
that he would shortly travel to Stockholm to discuss the issue.

"We want to ensure that traffic between Norwegian citizens do not fall
under Swedish supervision. Though we have common infrastructure, Sweden
cannot take liberties in violation of Norwegian law, "he says.
Scancomark.com Team